I gues Sue is busy, so I have taken the liberty of starting the September thread.

For our September rose, I picked this one, for no reason other than I liked the photo:



Happy September all!

Blooming before the storm in my southcentral/southeast Pennsylvania garden:

Sunshine Daydream (Planted late summer, 2016):




Grafin Diana (Dark Desire; planted early spring, 2016):




Beverly (Planted early spring, 2016):


Olivia Rose Austin (Planted early spring 2017):



Lady of Shalott (Planted early spring 2017):



Pink Double Knockout (Planted many years ago):




Winter Sun (Planted early spring 2017):


Not blooming:
Savannah (Planted early spring 2016; bloomed best in early and mid-summer)
Sunny Sky (Planted early spring 2017; disappointing so far; no blooms all season)
Eternal Flame (Planted early spring 2017; disappointing so far; no blooms all season)
Polar Express (Planted early spring 2017; so-so so far; a few small intermittent blooms throughout the season, presenty between flushes)
Sparkle & Shine (Planted mid-spring 2017; fabulous blooms and foliage; presently between flushes)
Wedding Bells (Planted early spring 2016; blooms have a very heavy substance; presently between flushes)
The Poet's Wife (Planted early spring 2017; very nice; presently between flushes)
At Last (Planted mid-spring 2017; blooms are the same color as those of Lady of Shalott, but At Last is a much more compact plant)
Good As Gold (Planted mid-spring 2017; pretty blooms with a color similar to Lady of Shalott and At Last; presently between flushes)

I was away on a 10 day Alaskan cruise, just got home yesterday.

Thanks for starting the thread, I made it a 'sticky' for the month.

back! Hope you had a great trip!


Carol, that is a lot of lovely roses for September. I have Pascali, H.C. Andersen, Kosmos, Guy Savoy, New Dawn, Brownie and Novalis blooming and that is the most blooms I remember ever having at this time of year.


Today is Salami Day and also National Beer Lover's Day, which some might think of as

(aka TINpleasure)

Can't stand salami or beer but I like the rose.

With thirty thousand registered roses, one would think there would be some named after beer. I mean, after all, there's Whiskey Mac and Tequila Sunrise. Why not Pilsener or Oatmeal Stout? Lagerfeld contains lager, but finishes off the mark.

There is a rose named Lagerfeld.
Also Applejack but we used that last year.

I did look for beer related names, but couldn't find any. No hits for 'salami' either, but that was not really a great shock.


Today is Saturday and the rose of the day is

There is a narcissus Salome, but as similar as it may sound, I guess it has nothing to do with salami. Or roses. I happen to like good salami, but I think it's not easy to find great salami. The real secret to great salami, IMO, is in applying just the right amount of great mustard. Great salami with great mustard is a rare pleasure. So I suppose one might be able to use Ketchup and Mustard some year for this. On the other hand, maybe there is a International Wiener Day or a Better Living Through Condiments Day and this rose is better suited for that.

Apropos of confusion between salami and Salome.... In one of her books, Rosemary Verey tells a story about planning a garden at a great house in England, perhaps it was Elton John's grounds. Along with thousands of other plants, she orders the gardeners to plant a dozen or two Camaieux roses. They buy the roses, plant them. Then something unthinkably horrible happens. They bloom orange. The witless gardeners have planted Cameo, and for a whole season owners and guests of the house have to endure their garish blooms! They are replaced in fall with the correct cultivar and everyone lives happily ever after.

Sometimes writing things down helps.

Carol, I meant to leave a word of thanks for your great photos and commentary on the roses above.
It looks like your rose garden, though youngish, is off to a great start!

Gorgeous photos Margie! I love your garden!

Thank you for sharing!



Today is National Grandparents Day

Lilli ...

I hope you don't mind, but I am going to share a couple of photos from the NGA database of one of my favorite roses that may fit your theme ...





This is one of the roses that I can't grow up here ... , but I do love it.

I don't speak French, but I think this might be topical, too.

Thank you everyone for all the thumbs up and acorns. I enjoy all your photos and posts too. Thanks Neal for the compliment.
This is a great forum - YOU make it great! Every morning I grab a cup of coffee, turn on the computer and look forward to reading your posts.

Check out the roses Steve added to the rose database - WOW! They are gorgeous!!!
Way To Go Steve!

@csandt @MargieNY

Carol, I agree with Steve's comment - love your photo and appreciate the comments

Margie - gorgeous blooms. I saw The Yellow in person at Ludwigs in SA and was really impressed by the blooms. I am quite envious that you were able to get some of the Ludwigs roses.

Now I have to have a quick look at the database photo before I go to work - thanks for the tip.

Today is National Emergency Responders Day